Mechanisms for forming finfets with different fin heights

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first fin partially surrounded by a first isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof. The semiconductor device also includes a second fin partially surrounded by a second isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof. The top surface of the first isolation structure is higher than the top surface of the second isolation structure such that the second fin has a height higher than that of the first fin. The second isolation structure has a dopant concentration higher than that of the first isolation structure.

BACKGROUND

The semiconductor industry has been experiencing rapid growth due to continuous improvements in the integration density of various electronic components (e.g., transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, etc.). For the most part, this improvement in integration density has come from repeated reductions in minimum feature sizes, which allows more components to be integrated into a given area. However, smaller feature size may lead to more leakage current. As the demand for even smaller electronic devices has grown recently, there is a need for reducing leakage current in semiconductor devices.

The so called Fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device is becoming increasing popular. The FinFET device is fabricated with a thin fin-like structure called a “fin”, extending from a substrate, and a gate provided over (e.g., wrapping around) the fin. The fin structure is made of semiconductor material, typically silicon, and if used as a transistor, has a current channel formed inside. Because the gate wraps around the channel region on three sides, FinFETs provide excellent channel control with small critical dimensions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for forming a FinFET device, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 2A through 11A and FIGS. 2B through 11B, respectively, are perspective views and cross-sectional views at intermediate stages of manufacturing a FinFET device, in accordance with various embodiments.

FIGS. 12 and 13 are cross-sectional views at intermediate stages of manufacturing a FinFET device, in accordance with some embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The making and using of the embodiments of the disclosure are discussed in detail below. It should be appreciated, however, that the embodiments can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative, and do not limit the scope of the disclosure.

It is to be understood that the following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the disclosure. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. Moreover, the performance of a first process before a second process in the description that follows may include embodiments in which the second process is performed immediately after the first process, and may also include embodiments in which additional processes may be performed between the first and second processes. Various features may be arbitrarily drawn in different scales for the sake of simplicity and clarity. Furthermore, the formation of a first feature over or on a second feature in the description may include embodiments in which the first and second features are formed in direct or indirect contact.

Some variations of the embodiments are described. Throughout the various views and illustrative embodiments, like reference numbers are used to designate like elements. It is understood that additional steps can be provided before, during, and after the method, and some of the steps described can be replaced or eliminated for other embodiments of the method.

Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a semiconductor device are provided. It is also noted that the present disclosure presents embodiments in the form of multi-gate transistors or fin-type multi-gate transistors referred as to herein as FinFET devices. The FinFET device may be a dual-gate device, tri-gate device and/or other configurations. FinFET devices may be included in an IC such as a microprocessor, memory device, and/or other ICs.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 100 for forming a semiconductor device, in accordance with some embodiments. The method 100 starts at operation 102, in which a substrate with first fin structures and second fin structures is provided. The method 100 continues to operation 104, in which first isolation structures and second isolation structures are formed over the substrate. The first fin structures are partially surrounded by the first isolation structures, and the second fin structures are partially surrounded by the second isolation structures. The method 100 continues to operation 106, in which a first implantation process is applied to the second isolation structures. The method 100 continues to operation 108, in which a second implantation process is applied to the first isolation structures and the second isolation structures. The method 100 continues to operation 110, a recess forming process is applied to the first isolation structures and the second isolation structures so that the first fin structures and the second fin structures protrude through the top surfaces of the first isolation structures and the second isolation structures, respectively.

It is noted that the method of FIG. 1 does not produce a completed FinFET device. A completed FinFET device may be fabricated using complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology processing. Accordingly, additional processes may be provided before, during, and after the method 100 of FIG. 1, and some other processes may only be briefly described herein. Also, FIGS. 1 through 11B are simplified for a better understanding of the concepts of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 2A through 10A and FIGS. 2B through 10B, respectively, are perspective views and cross-sectional views at intermediate stages of manufacturing a FinFET device 200, in accordance with some embodiments. In FIGS. 2A through 10B, figures ending with a “B” designation are taken along a cross section line a-a shown in figures ending with an “A” designation. In addition, FIG. 11B is taken along a cross section line b-b shown in FIG. 11A.

In the intermediate stage of manufacture illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a patterned photo-sensitive layer 202, such as a photoresist or the like, is formed on a substrate 204. The patterned photo-sensitive layer 202 is formed atop a hard mask 206, which in turn is at the top of a pad oxide 208, which in turn is atop the substrate 204. The hard mask 206 may be silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or the like. The pad oxide 208 may be silicon oxide or the like.

The substrate 204 may be a bulk substrate such as a bulk silicon wafer. Alternatively, the substrate 204 may simply be a top semiconductor layer of a compound wafer, such as silicon-on-insulator substrate. In yet other embodiments, the substrate 204 may be either a bulk substrate or a top layer of a compound wafer. The compound wafer may comprise Ge, SiGe, SiC, a III-V material such as GaAs, InAs, GaP, InP or InSb, a II-VI material such as ZeSe or ZnS, or the like. It is believed that the III-V or II-VI material may be particularly advantageous for forming illustrated devices because of the beneficial strain properties that can be derived from using the III-V or II-VI material. The substrate 204 may have a first region 204 a and a second region 204 b, where FinFETs of a standard threshold voltage will be formed in the first region 204 a, and FinFETs of a low threshold voltage will be formed in the second region in the subsequent processes.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B (wherein FIG. 3A continues the perspective view and FIG. 3B continues the cross-sectional view of FIGS. 2A and 2B, respectively), the pattern of the patterned photo-sensitive layer 202 is transferred into the hard mask 206, the pad oxide 208, and the substrate 204 using any suitable etching processes. During this pattern transfer process, the patterned photo-sensitive layer 202 may be entirely consumed as indicated by FIGS. 3A and 3B. In some embodiments, the patterned photo-sensitive layer 202 is not entirely consumed, but rather remaining portions of the patterned photo-sensitive layer 202 are removed, e.g., by an oxygen plasma or so-called ash process.

The resulting structure includes some fin structures formed in the substrate 204. For example, first fin structures 210 a are formed in the first region 204 a, and second fin structures 210 b are formed in the second region. In some embodiments, each fin of the fin structures 210 a and 210 b has a sidewall, a portion of the sidewall being substantially orthogonal to a major surface 204 s of the substrate 204. In some embodiments, a lower portion of the sidewall is non-orthogonal to the major surface 204 s of the substrate 204. In some embodiments, the substrate 204 is etched to a depth D, meaning from the top surface of the fin structures 210 a and 210 b to the major surface 204 s of the substrate 204, from about 40 nm to about 80 nm. It should be noted that, while the figures through the description shows the FinFET device 200 includes only four fins, this is merely an example. There may be many modifications, alternatives and variations. For example, the FinFET device 200 may accommodate any number of fins depending on different applications and needs.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate the following stage in the manufacturing process, isolation structures are deposited in and on the substrate 204, in accordance with some embodiments. For example, the isolation structures may include first isolation structures 212 a in the first region 204 a and the second isolation structures 212 b in the second region 204 b. In some embodiments, each of the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b has a top surface that is lower than the top of the hard mask 206. In some embodiments, the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b are referred to as shallow trench isolation (STI). The first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b may be made of a dielectric material such as silicon oxide, high-density plasma (HDP) oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, fluoride-doped silicate glass, a low-k dielectric material, and/or other suitable insulating material. The first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b may be deposited through suitable deposition techniques such as CVD, sub-atmospheric CVD, high density plasma CVD (HDPCVD), spin-on glass and/or the like. Optionally and prior to forming the isolation structures 212 a and 212 b, thermal oxidation of the fin structures 210 a and 210 b may be undertaken to repair any damage to the sidewalls that occurred during the etching step (illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B). In some embodiments, a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process is applied to thin the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b back to the level of the top of the hard mask 206, and a selective etching process is applied to further thin the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b back to a point that is lower than the top of the hard mask 206.

Afterwards, as illustrated in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a patterned mask layer 214, such as a photoresist, is formed over the first region 204 a of the substrate 204, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the mask layer 214 at least covers the first fin structures 210 a. In some embodiments, the mask layer 214 covers the first isolation structures 212 a and the first fin structures 210 a. The second isolation structures 212 b are still exposed. The patterned mask layer 214 may be formed of suitable photoresist material such as polybenzoxazole (PBO), SU-8-photo-senbstive epoxy, film type polymer materials and/or the like.

Afterwards, as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, a first implantation process 216 is applied to the second isolation structures 212 b, in accordance with some embodiments. The first implantation process 216 may include performing one or more implantations for doping a first dopant into the second isolation structures 212 b. In some embodiments, the first implantation process 216 includes performing the implantation only once. In some embodiments, the first implantation process 216 includes performing the implantations only twice with different dopants. Alternatively, the first implantation process 216 includes performing three or more implantations with different dopants. The first dopant may include one or more dopants, such as As, P, B, BF₂, Ar, Sb, Ge, Se, N, C, H, or a combination thereof. During the first implantation process 216, the first isolation structures 212 a are protected by the patterned mask layer 214, and the first and the second fin structures 210 a and 210 b are protected by the hard mask 206. The dosage of the first implantation process 216 may be in a range from about 2E13 cm⁻² to about 1E14 cm⁻². The first implantation process 116 may be performed at an energy level ranging from about 3 kV to about 10 kV. In some embodiments, the patterned mask layer 214 is removed by suitable techniques such as an ash process after the first implantation process 216.

Afterwards, referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, the hard mask 206 and the pad oxide 208 are removed, in accordance with some embodiments. The hard mask 206 and the pad oxide 208 are removed by a suitable etching process and a CMP process. The CMP process may be performed until the first and second fin structures 210 a and 210 b are exposed.

Afterwards, referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, a second implantation process 218 is applied to both the first region 204 a and the second region 204 b, in accordance with some embodiments. The second implantation process 218 may include doping a second dopant into both the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b and the fin structures 210 a and 210 b. The second dopant may include a p-type dopant, such as B, BF₂, Ge, and/or the like when the FinFET device 200 needs P-wells (not shown) in the fin structures 210 a and 210 b. Alternatively, the second dopant may include an n-type impurity, such P, As, N, and/or the like when the FinFET device 200 needs N-wells in the fin structures 210 a and 210 b. The second dopant may vary depending on different design needs and applications. In some embodiments, the second dopant is the same as or different from the first dopant. The dosage of the second implantation process 218 may be in a range from 2E13 cm⁻² to about 1E14 cm⁻². In some embodiments, the second implantation process 218 is performed at an energy level ranging from about 3 kV to about 10 kV. The second implantation process 218 may include performing one or more implantations for doping the second dopant into the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b. In some embodiments, the second implantation process 218 includes performing the implantation only once. In some embodiments, the second implantation process 218 includes performing the implantation only twice with different dopants. In some embodiments, the second implantation process 218 includes performing three or more implantations with different dopants.

In the resulting structure, the first isolation structures 212 a are implanted by only the second implantation process 218, and the second isolation structures 212 a are implanted by both first and second implantation processes 216 and 218. The second isolation structures 212 b have a higher dopant concentration that that of the first isolation structures 212 a. In some embodiments, the second isolation structures 212 b include the first dopant that is not included in the isolation structures 212 a. The etching rates of the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b are therefore different. In some embodiments, the etching rate of the second isolation structures 212 b is higher than that of the first isolation structures 212 a due to the presence of the first dopant. Such etching rate difference may help to achieve different fin heights during a single recess forming process.

Although the etching rate difference is achieved by implanting the second isolation structures 212 b with the first dopant as described above, the etching rate difference also can be achieved by other ways. For example, the etching rate difference also can be achieved by implanting the first isolation structures 212 a with other dopants that can decrease the etching rate in the first implantation process 216, in accordance with embodiments.

After the implantation process as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, an annealing process may be performed to increase the implantation depth of the second dopant. The annealing process may be a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, a millisecond annealing process (MSA) process, a laser annealing process and/or the like. In some embodiments, the annealing temperature is in a range from about 600 degrees Celsius to about 1300 degrees Celsius.

Afterwards, referring to FIGS. 9A and 9B, recess forming process is performed on the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b for further thinning them back, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the first fin structures 210 a in the first region 204 a protrudes through the top surface of the first isolation structures 212 a, and the second fin structures 210 b in the second region 204 b protrude through the top surface of the second isolation structures 212 b. The first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b can be thinned back in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b are thinned back by a chemical oxide removal using a Tokyo Electron CERTAS, an Applied Material SICONI tool and/or the like. Alternatively, the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b are thinned back by diluted hydrofluoric acid (DHF) treatment or a vapor hydrofluoric acid (VHF) treatment for a suitable time. In some embodiments, the diluted HF acid is a mixture of HF and water (1:100).

Note that the recess depths of the first and second isolation structures 212 a and 212 b are different due to the etching-rate difference, which results in the different heights of the protruding portions of the first fin structures 210 a and the second fin structures 210 b. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, each of the first fin structures 210 a has a fin height H₁, measured from the top surface of the first fin structures 210 a to the top surface of the first isolation structures 212 a, ranging from about 30 nm to about 50 nm, or approximately 36 nm. Each of the second fin structures 210 b has a fin height H₂, measured from the top surface of the second fin structures 210 b to the top surface of the second isolation structures 212 b, ranging from about 35 nm to about 100 nm. In some embodiments, the difference between the fin height H₁ and the fin height H₂ is in a range from about 5 nm to about 50 nm.

The channel width, meaning two times the fin height plus a thickness T of the top surface of the fin structure, impacts device performance, such as threshold voltage and driving current of the resulting FinFETs. In other words, the threshold voltage and the driving current can be tuned by adjusting the fin heights. The resulting FinFETs including the second fin structures 210 b may have a lower threshold voltage and a larger driving current, as compared to the FinFETs including the first fin structures 210 b.

In addition, as described above, the fin height difference can be achieved through a single etching step, such as the recess forming process as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B. Such a single etching step to achieve different fin heights helps to further reduce the cost of fabricating FinFET devices.

Afterwards, referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, a gate structure 220 is formed over the first and second fin structures 210 a and 210 b, in accordance with some embodiments. The gate structure 220 may include a gate dielectric layer 222, a gate electrode layer 224, and/or one or more additional layers. In some embodiments, the gate structure 220 is a sacrificial gate structure such as that formed in a replacement gate process used to form a metal gate structure. In some embodiments, the gate structure 220 includes a polysilicon layer (such as the gate electrode layer 224).

The gate dielectric layer 222 may include silicon dioxide. The silicon dioxide may be formed by suitable oxidation and/or deposition methods. Alternatively, the gate dielectric layer 222 may include a high-k dielectric layer such as hafnium oxide (HfO₂). Alternatively, the high-k dielectric layer may optionally include other high-k dielectrics, such as LaO, AlO, ZrO, TiO, Ta₂O₅, Y₂O₃, SrTiO₃, BaTiO₃, BaZrO, HfZrO, HfLaO, HfTaO, HfSiO, HfSiON, HfSiO, LaSiO, AlSiO, (Ba, Sr)TiO₃, Al₂O₃, or other suitable high-k dielectric materials, combinations thereof, or other suitable material. The high-k dielectric layer may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD), CVD, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), a combination thereof, and other suitable techniques.

Afterwards, referring to FIGS. 11A and 11B, lightly doped drain/source (LDD/S) regions 226, pocket regions 228, gate spacers 230 and source/drains (S/D) regions 232 are formed, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, a sealing layer 234 is also formed. In some embodiments, the LDD/S regions 226 and the pocket regions 228 are formed by LDD implantation and pocket implantation, respectively. The LDD/S regions 226 are formed near the top surfaces of the fin structures 210 a and 210 b and near the gate electrode layer 224, and the pocket regions are deeper than the LDD/S regions 226. The LDD/S implantation and the pocket implantation may be tilted and be performed towards the sidewalls of the fin structures 210 a and 210 b. In some embodiments, the LDD/S implantation and the pocket implantation are doped by different type of dopants. The pocket regions can also help tune the threshold voltage and driving current.

The pocket implantation needs a greater tilt angle than the LDD/S implantation, but sometimes it is shadowed by the fin heights or a total height of fin structures and a photoresist (if the photoresist is needed). In some embodiments, the pocket regions are not formed since the threshold voltage and the driving current can already be tuned by the variation of fin heights.

In some embodiments, the sealing layer 234, the gate spacers 230 and heavily doped regions 232 are formed after the formation of the LDD/S regions 226. In some embodiments, the sealing layer 234 covers the sidewalls of the gate electrode layer 224 and the LDD/S regions 226. In some embodiments, the gate spacers 230 cover the sealing layer 234. Afterwards, the heavily doped regions 232 are formed by performing a heavier and deeper implantation, than the LDD/S implantation, to the fin structures 210 a and 210 b while using the gate spacers 230 as a mask.

In FIGS. 11A and 11B, the dividing boundary between the first region 204 a and 204 b is between the fin structures 210 a and the fin structures 210 b, however, it is merely an example. For example, FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate cross-sectional views of the intermediate stages of manufacturing FinFET device 200, respectively, in accordance with some embodiments. In FIG. 12, the dividing boundary between the first region 204 a and second region 204 b is aligned with or to the fin structure 210 a, and the first isolation structures 212 a and the second isolation structures 212 b are divided by the fin structure 210 a. In FIG. 13, the dividing boundary between the first region 204 a and second region 204 b is aligned with or to the fin structure 210 b, and the first isolation structures 212 a and the second isolation structures 212 b are divided by the fin structure 210 b. In some embodiments, the dividing boundary between the first region 204 a and second region 204 b is aligned with or to a side wall or side surface of fin structure 210 a or 210 b.

Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a FinFET device are provided. Isolation structures can have different etching rates by tuning dopant concentrations and/or kinds of dopants. Different fin heights can therefore be achieved by a single recess forming process. FinFETs in each specific region can have a desired threshold voltage and driving current by tuning the fin heights. Device performance is improved.

In some embodiments, a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first fin partially surrounded by a first isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof. The semiconductor device also includes a second fin partially surrounded by a second isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof. The top surface of the first isolation structure is higher than the top surface of the second isolation structure such that the second fin has a height that is higher than that of the first fin. The second isolation structure has a dopant concentration that is higher than that of the first isolation structure.

In some embodiments, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of isolation structures in a substrate. A first fin is partially surrounded by a first isolation structure; and a second fin is partially surrounded by a second isolation structure. The method also includes applying a first implantation process to the second isolation structure. The method further includes performing the second implantation process to the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure. In addition, the method includes applying a recess forming process to the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure.

In some embodiments, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of isolation structures in a substrate. A first fin is partially surrounded by a first isolation structure, and a second fin is partially surrounded by a second isolation structure. The method also includes performing a first implantation process to the second isolation structure. The method further includes performing the second implantation process to the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure. In addition, the method includes applying a recess forming process to the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure.

In some embodiments, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a substrate with a first plurality of fin structures and a second plurality of fin structures thereon. The method also includes forming a first plurality of isolation structures surrounding the first plurality of fin structures and a second plurality of isolation structures surrounding the second plurality of fin structures. The method further includes forming a patterned mask layer over the substrate. The patterned mask layer covers the first plurality of isolation structures and exposes the second plurality of isolation structures. In addition, the method includes performing a first implantation process through the patterned mask layer for doping a first dopant to the second plurality of isolation structures. Furthermore, the method includes removing the patterned mask layer. The method further includes performing a second implantation process for doping a second dopant into the first plurality of isolation structures and the second plurality of isolation structures. The method also includes applying a recess forming process to the first and second pluralities of isolation structures to expose a portion of the first and second pluralities of fin structures, respectively.

Although embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. For example, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that many of the features, functions, processes, and materials described herein may be varied while remaining within the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure of the present disclosure, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed, that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized according to the present disclosure. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps. 

1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a first fin partially surrounded by a first isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof; and a second fin partially surrounded by a second isolation structure and protruding through a top surface thereof, wherein the top surface of the first isolation structure is higher than the top surface of the second isolation structure such that the second fin has a height higher than that of the first fin, and wherein the second isolation structure has a dopant concentration higher than that of the first isolation structure.
 2. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second isolation structure comprises at least one dopant that is not included in the first isolation structure.
 3. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one dopant comprises As, P, B, BF₂, Ar, Sb, Ge, Se, N, C, H, or a combination thereof.
 4. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the height difference of the first fin and the second fin protruding through the top surfaces of the first and second isolation structures, respectively, is in a range from about 5 nm to about 50 nm.
 5. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first isolation structure comprises the same dopant as the second isolation structure
 6. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a gate structure across the first fin and the second fin. 7-20. (canceled)
 21. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second isolation structures are made of a dielectric material comprising silicon oxide, high-density plasma (HDP) oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, fluoride-doped silicate glass, a low-k dielectric material, and/or other suitable insulating material.
 22. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fin and the second fin are formed in a substrate, wherein the first fin is formed in a first region of the substrate and the second fin is formed in a second region of the substrate.
 23. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 21, wherein each of the first fin and the second fin has a sidewall and a portion of the sidewall is substantially orthogonal to a major surface of the substrate.
 24. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 23, wherein a lower portion of the sidewall is non-orthogonal to the major surface of the substrate.
 25. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 22, wherein the substrate has a depth from about 40 nm to about 80 nm meaning from a top surface of the first fin and the second fin to a major surface of the substrate.
 26. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 22, wherein the substrate comprises a bulk substrate or a top layer of a compound wafer
 27. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 26, wherein the compound wafer comprises Ge, SiGe, SiC, a III-V material, a II-VI material, or the like.
 28. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 27, wherein the III-V material comprises GaAs, InAs, GaP, InP or InSb.
 29. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 27, wherein the II-VI material comprises ZeSe, ZnS, or the like.
 30. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein a dopant included in the first isolation structure comprises B, BF₂, Ge, P, As, N or a combination thereof.
 31. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the gate structure comprises a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode layer, and/or one or more additional layers.
 32. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 31, wherein the gate electrode layer comprises silicon dioxide or a high-k dielectric layer.
 33. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 32, wherein the high-k dielectric layer comprises hafnium oxide (HfO₂).
 34. The semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 32, wherein the high-k dielectric layer comprises LaO, AlO, ZrO, TiO, Ta₂O₅, Y₂O₃, SrTiO₃, BaTiO₃, BaZrO, HfZrO, HfLaO, HMO, HfSiO, HfSiON, HfTiO, LaSiO, AlSiO, (Ba, Sr)TiO₃, Al₂O₃, other suitable high-k dielectric materials, or combinations thereof. 